Envelop-fastener.



PATENTED MAR. 24,1908.

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HOMER F. MANLEY, OF VICTOR, NEW YORK.

`PATENT onirica.

ENVELOP-FASTENER.

;A Y 1f To altl'ihom may concern:

Be it known that l, HoMnR F. MANLEY, a

citizen of the United States, Vresiding at Vic- This inventionrelates to envelop and commarcial package-wrapper seals, and has for i its object to provide a seal'which, although simply constructed, willpreclude any possibility of opening the envelop oar packagewrapper without'destroying the same.

Broadly stated, the invention consists of an annular disk having tongues or prongs stam ed up, therefrom, the disk being 'se-,

cure to the flaps of the envelop, and a`sec- I final sealing `liap'orbod v,ofthe envelop and is royided with a roun ed outstanding boss.

en sealing the envelop, these two` disk members Vare pressed together and thel tongues formed upon the first named disk .member are bent or riveted by contact with the boss in sucha manner that they will secure the liaps in closed position upon the body or iinal sealing liap of the envelop.

The nature ot the invention is fully and clearly ascertainable from the"devicepo'rtrayed in the`annexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, in view of which, it will iirst be described with respect to its construction and mode of use, and then be pointed out in the subjoined claims.

0l the said drawingsQFigure 1 is a plan of anv envelop in closed position, showing my seal applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectional view through the envelop and Y, seal,y showing the manner `of applying the seal thereto. llig. 3 is a plan ol the boss or riveting member of the seal' and lconnections before being applied to the envelop. Fig. 4l is a similar view of the fastening ring for securing'the boss or riveting member to the envelop. Fig. i 5 is a sideelevation of the tongued member of the seal. llig. n is an inside view of the final-sealing or body lap of the envelop, showing the means for securing the outer lrime tongued-member to the envelopgm'fig. 7 is a plan view oi' the washer used 1n securing the bossed or riveting member to. the envelo Fig. 8 1s a vperspective Specification of Letters Patent. Application sied December. 18,1906. serial No. 348,420.

.disk which is provided at its'peri Patented March a4, 1995,..

view of the several parts of the fastener sep-"- arated, but still inthe relative true ,positions of the parts. Figs. ,2 toy 8, inclusive are" drawn to a greatly enlarged scale. Q Referring more specifically to the drav. ing, Adenotes an envelop, and 10 the top or inal-sealing i'iap,.11 1s Vthe bottomiiap and 12/ Aand`13the side laps or wings.

` The seal embodied in my invention co'r'n- 65 prisesas hereinbefore stated, a tongu'ed Y member 12 and a boss or riveting member 15. The tongued member is com osed of a ery with,

a number of tongues 13 and 14, t e tongues 7o 13 alternating with the tongues 14. The ri'v eting disk proper, 15, is held securely u/pony the disk 12 by means of the tongues 14/ which are bent over upon the margin of the disk 15, (see Fig. 3) and this latter/ diskhas a convex` boss 16, stam ed up therefrom the said boss being locate directly centrally ofi ond disk member, which is secured to the the disk.

`The annular ring provided with Athe tongues 18 is placed on/ theV ends of; the tongues 14 bent over on the face of the disk 15` and is secured in osition by bending` the `tongues 130i? said dis 12 over upon the said annular ring 17. The tongues 1840i the ane.

"nu'lar ring 17V are first bent downward u .011;.33'

the ring 17 itself, and then upward lat 't eir" inner ends, adjacent the opening in the ring, and at right angles to the downwardly bent 4ortions, as vindicated by the numeral 419.v lh'e right angularly bent portions 19 of these tongues are engaged through the meeting portions of the flaps 11, 12 and 13 forming the lback 0i the envelop and are bent or clenched down upon a washer 20, this washer serving to strengthen the connection as will be readily understood.

As disclosed in the drawings, (see Fig. 2), the ring 17 rests upon the tongues 13 which are bent down on the said ring, and hence the ring is supported in spaced relation to the disk 12.

The detailed descri tion thus far given comprises the inner sea ing means connected with the bottom flaps and side fla s or ,wings -The other member of the sea connected with the top or final-sealing flap l0,

com rises a disk 21 lat the outer-'periphery of W ich are formed tongues22 which, as in i the case cip-the ton ues 18,`are 'bent down upon the disk and t ence upwardly at. right angles thereto, as at 23, and these'tongues are passed f through the flap 10 of the en- -side wings 'will be folded thereover.

material composing the'said bottom flapA and side wings in position to have the angular bent ends 19 of the tongues 18 pass through the hole in said washer and clench outward over the mar in oi' the same. This is done whenthe/ina closing flap, carrying the disk 21 and having the projecting prongs 23 extendin through the hole in the Washer ring 2&1, is fo ded over so that the said pron s are rejected through the ring 20, the ho e in tliie ring 17, and, striking the clenching plate, the prongs 23 will be turned out under the tongues or tabs 13. It is understood, of course, that ressure will be provided to the sides of the device to el'ect the sealing.

In further elucidation' of the improvements effected and shown in the annexed drawings, it is stated that the washers 2O and 24 and ring 17 are employed lor the purpose of giving a broad bearing to the lclenc ring tongues or parts on the paper or other means that compose the liaps, otherwise the said clenchin'g devices would be likely to tear through the paper. The disk 21 is directly7 engaged or connected with the disk 12 through the medium ol the tongues 23 the ends of which are clenched under the tongues or tabs 13 projecting over the periphery of the riveting' or clenching disk 15 and in spaced relationship thereto until .the final sealing' takes place, when the outside 'and in side disks will be pressed toward each other with force sufldcient to effect the clenching or riveting of the parts. The washer 20 is bound to the outside of the folded bottom and side liaps by the tongues 18 19 of the ring or washer 17, practically on the innerside of Said liaps; and the' washer 24 bears directly against the tongues 19 on the outside of the washer 20.

By the means speciiied it will be seen that an envelop or wrapper sealed with my improved sealin'g device cannot.' be opened without tearing the paper or other means so that it cannot be resealed, if at all, with out leaving evidence that the envelop or package had been surreptitiously tampered with.

Vhat is claimedis- A seal for envelop and cognate means consisting of an outside and an inside disk, a rive eting disk secured to the inside disk, a ring 4provided with clenching tongues secured on the riveting disk and the outside and inside disks being provided with riveting means, the said disks and ring being adapted, as described, to clenehingly secure the parts together and connecting the material thereto between them, and washer rings on opposite sides ofthe material.

In testimony whereof, I a'lllx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HOMER F'. MA 7YLEY, Witnesses.

SEYMOUR BOWERS,

CHARLES H. STUBBs. 

